The INDEPENDENT, May 20, 2004
Former Vernonia resident opens
Floeter’s Attic in Scappoose mall
Cherlyn Floeter Newcomer
A new country gift and an-
tique shop opened April 22 in
Scappoose with ties to Vernon-
ia. Cherlyn (Floeter) Newcomer
is operating Floeter’s Attic in a
new building that sits on the
site of the old Scappoose
TVBS store.
Floeter’s Attic has about 50
percent country gifts, including
rustic log furniture and decor,
plus 50 percent antiques, espe-
cially depression and elegant
glass items.
Newcomer grew up in Ver-
nonia, graduating from Vernon-
ia High School before moving
to quite a few different places
while her husband, Michael,
was in the Navy. For now, the
family is living in Lake Oswego,
but would like to return to the
Vernonia area in the future. Al-
though Newcomer worked at
Hewlett Packard until last fall,
she has been shopping and
collecting glass and antiques
for many years, and has now
taken the leap into retail.
So far, Newcomer is enjoying
the change in pace and scenery.
She “loves meeting people after
spending so much time with
computers in the past.”
If you are looking for some-
thing unique for a gift or for
yourself, look around in
Floeter’s Attic. The shop is lo-
cated in the Lorelei Village at
33500 E. Columbia Ave, Suite
116, Scappoose and is open
Tuesday through Saturday
from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
The phone number is 503-543-
2006.
Construction Contractor’s Board
seeking new contractor member
The Oregon Construction
Contractors Board (CCB) is
looking for a construction con-
tractor to serve on its Training
and Education Advisory com-
mittee. The six-member com-
mittee advises the board on its
statutorily mandated contractor
education program.
CCB Training and Education
Advisory committee members
are appointed to three-year
terms by the CCB chairperson,
with advice from agency staff
and consent of a majority of the
members of the board. The
committee meets four times a
year, usually in Salem. Com-
mittee members are volun-
teers. There is one current va-
cancy on the committee.
“The CCB is looking for a
contractor who is interested in
the CCB education program
and wants to give something
back to the industry,” said CCB
Administrator Craig Smith.
Those who are interested in
serving should send letters
saying why they are interested,
a resumé or summary of work
history, and contact information
including e-mail address to
Construction
Contractors
Board, Attn: Sally Ridenour,
Education Manager, P.O. Box
14140, Salem, OR 97309-
5052. Fax: 503-373-2007, e-
mail <sally.d.ridenour@state.
or.us>.
For more information, con-
tact Ridenour at 503-378-4621,
ext. 4016.
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The Rookery builds a nest in Vernonia
The Rookery, which opened
April 3 at 854 Bridge Street in
Vernonia, is offering original art
by owner Diane Young Cough-
lin, plus the work of other
artists. The Rookery, an art
gallery and teaching studio, is
a nice complement to existing
storefronts on Bridge Street.
Coughlin has been a univer-
sity professor for 20 years,
teaching English literature, cre-
ative writing and cultural histo-
ry, but she’s been painting for
even longer, having started at
age nine. Her teaching career
has allowed her to do inde-
pendent studies with artists
plus take workshops and art
classes herself. Couglin want-
ed to “more deeply integrate
her writing, teaching and mak-
ing art” and this year her life
brought her to the point where
she was ready to open the
Rookery and offer the commu-
nity a teaching studio. She and
husband, Tom, a substitute
teacher at Vernonia High
School, moved to Vernonia in
1998, after having lived in the
small communities of Cherry
Joint meeting of Fair
Board and Board of
Commissioners
The Columbia County Fair
Board will hold a joint meeting
on Monday, May 24, with the
Columbia County Board of
Commissioners to discuss is-
sues regarding Asburry Acres,
a parcel of land adjacent to the
fairgrounds that was donated
to the county nearly a decade
ago.
The meeting is open to the
public. It will start at 6:00 p.m.
in the 4-H building on the Co-
lumbia County Fairgrounds.
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Influenced by the Ash Can
school of art – which brought
French Impressionism to Amer-
ica – Coughlin tries, in her
paintings, to look at light and
color and the relationships in
between. She stated “It is im-
portant to convey your experi-
ence to the subject.”
In her teaching, Coughlin’s
goal is to surprise people with
their own potential by creating
a situation for them to reach
that potential. She offers class-
es such as writing, poetry, fic-
tion, and illuminated journal
keeping, plus drawing, painting
and mixed media. Descriptions
and other offerings can be
found on her website at
<www.therookerycaws.com>.
Take the time to peruse the
art offered at the Rookery at
854 Bridge Street. The season-
al hours now in effect are Fri-
day and Saturday from 11:00
a.m. to 7:00 p.m. or by appoint-
ment. The Rookery’s teaching
Diane Young Coughlin
services are not restricted to
the gallery hours. Call 503-429-
0234 for appointments or other
information.
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